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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 19

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 19

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Seafood Bisque Day

1781Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown

1812Napoleon began his retreat from Moscow

1849Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the US to receive a medical degree

1870The first blacks (four) were elected to the House of Representatives

1914The first government owned vehicle fleet was used to pick up mail in Washington, DC

1915A patent for a “paper bottle” was granted – the first paper milk carton was produced in 1933

1926John Garland patented a semi-automatic rifle

1932Actor Robert Reed was born – “The Brady Bunch”

1949The People’s Republic of China was formally announced

1957“Damn Yankees” closed in NYC after 1,022 performances

1960Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in an Atlanta sit-in

1960The US imposed an embargo on exports to Cuba during the Cuban missile Crisis – medical products and certain food items were allowed

1963The Beatles recorded “I Want to Hold Your Hand”

1967Presidential daughter Amy Carter was born

1971The last issue of “Look” magazine was published

1977The supersonic Concorde landed in NYC for the first time

1982John DeLorean, a prominent car maker, was arrested and charged with drug possession and accused of attempting to sell drugs to shore up his ailing company – he was later acquitted

1983The US Senate approved a bill establishing a holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

1987“Black Monday” – the Dow Jones Average dropped 508 points (22.6%)

1989The US Senate rejected an amendment that would have barred the destruction of the American flag

2003Philadelphia beats NY Giants 14-10 despite having only 134 total yards – Brian Westbrook’s 84 yard punt return for a TD did it

1998Mike Tyson gets his license back after he lost it for biting Evander Holyfield

1987Billy Martin is hired as manager of the NYY for the 5th time

1986Red Sox beat NY Mets 9-3 – get 18 hits to win game 2 of the World Series

1972A’s score 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat Reds 3-2 – they had 4 straight singles – 3 by pinch hitters

1963Nate Thurmond makes his NBA debut with the Warriors – 1st of only 4 players to have a quadruple double

1960Oscar Robertson debuts with Cincinnati and Jerry West with the Lakers as Cincinnati beats the Lakers 140-123 – Oscar will be the only player in NBA history to average a triple double in a season – 1961-62 had 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 14.4 assists – career: 25.7/7.5/9.5 – West will have 27.0 points, 6.7 assists, and 5.8 rebounds in his career

1933 The Olympic Committee votes to play basketball in the 1936 Berlin games

1932Jimmie Foxx wins what is now considered the MVP award - .364 average, 58 HRs, and 169 RBI